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FeaturedIt’s not the despair, it’s the hope
There’s a comedy with John Cleese that has a great line in it. At a point in the story when… Read more
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FeaturedCare, a unique relationship
Care is a very strange thing. It’s a relationship that is very intimate. Only in medicine do we have equally… Read more
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FeaturedShall we get in the bath?
“OK, shall we get in the bath now.” This was said by one of the two young ladies who were… Read more
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Thinking outside the box
(If you haven’t got a sense of humour, don’t read this) The trouble with wheelchairs is the wheels. Obvious I… Read more
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Why are we so gullible?
You’ve all seen the posts on Social Media and on your mobile: Why is this game so hard? Only 10%… Read more
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Little Windows
How are you at guessing the big picture from a tiny glimpse of a picture? You know the kind of… Read more
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The three essentials
I have noticed that most TV series and films have three essential elements. They appear at various points, but they… Read more
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To boldly go
I was watching Star Trek the other day. Well actually I watch it quite a lot. I am not a… Read more
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Glass half full
Is your glass half full or do you think someone is drinking out of it? My glass is half full… Read more
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Who needs elastic
I was musing the other day about the value of elastic, or rather lack thereof. Before you all dispose of… Read more
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You can’t handle the truth
‘You can’t handle the truth.’ In the movie A Few Good Men.’ Jack Nicholson pronounces those words. They have come… Read more
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Seeing in a new way
I was reading the other morning and I thought ‘hello, what’s happened to the writing?’ I couldn’t understand where the… Read more
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Sense and Sensibility
I like Jane Austin, there I’ve said it, get all your ridicule out of the way now. Oh, you don’t… Read more
Being cared for has been a series of difficult, awkward and funny situations.
